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Can you take us through a mission and how it works? we get airborne from the runway behind us, and head out to what is called a race track, the point where we will drop the rocket. that phase is called captive carry, were just looking after the rocket, making sure it is healthy, using launch engineers in the back and mission control on the ground. we commence about 2g, so if you are a passenger on this aeroplane, you feel yourself being pushed down slightly on the seat, and we go to about 35 deg...

All that has been stripped out to save weight and weight—saving is really really important if you want to launch rockets. the squadron leader, matthew �*stanny�* stannard, is on loan to virgin 0rbit from the royal air force. he has already played a role in three successful rocket launches from cosmic girl over the mojave desert in the united states. can you take us through a mission and how it works? we get airborne from the runway behind us, and head out to what is called a race track, th...